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Johann Cicero von Brandenburg

Birth
Ansbach, Stadtkreis Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany
Death
9 Jan 1499 (aged 43)
Arneburg, Landkreis Stendal, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Burial
Berlin-Mitte, Mitte, Berlin, Germany Add to Map
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German name:
Johann Cicero von Hohenzollern, KurfΓΌrst von Brandenburg

He was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (1486-1499). After his death he received the cognomen Cicero, after the Roman orator Cicero.

John Cicero was the son of Albert Achilles of Brandenburg (1414-1489) and Margaret of Baden, and was of the House of Hohenzollern.

On 25 August 1476 he married Margaret of Thuringia (1449-1501), daughter of William III and Anne of Luxembourg.
He was born in Ansbach in Franconia and died at Castle Arneburg.
German name:
Johann Cicero von Hohenzollern, KurfΓΌrst von Brandenburg

He was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (1486-1499). After his death he received the cognomen Cicero, after the Roman orator Cicero.

John Cicero was the son of Albert Achilles of Brandenburg (1414-1489) and Margaret of Baden, and was of the House of Hohenzollern.

On 25 August 1476 he married Margaret of Thuringia (1449-1501), daughter of William III and Anne of Luxembourg.
He was born in Ansbach in Franconia and died at Castle Arneburg.


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